Only he knows best whether Fahai killed the person or not.
And Fahai was sure that this was his first time in this place, but something like this happened, and it seemed that there were witnesses who saw him commit the crime...
First of all, Bajie’s big label for the other side can be ruled out first, because these grassroots bandits are not yet capable of informing the people of the government under the noses of their masters and disciples... Moreover, judging from their testimonies, the government’s When people meet them, let alone talk about cooperation... they are afraid that they will eat their knives first.
So, is it framed?
After all, he has traveled all the way to the west, and now he is even more famous. There are also demon kings such as the Bull Demon King gathering a group of demons in Xiniu Hezhou, and it is impossible for the courts of various countries to turn a blind eye.
In addition to the people in the countryside... I believe that the imperial courts of various countries in the west should already know the name of Master Sanzang, the imperial disciple of the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps they also have the appearance of the five masters and disciples.
But he had just arrived and followed Hua'an Mansion without any enmity. Why should they do this?
Could it be that they knew about my reputation and were worried about it, so they simply set up such a trick to put the blame on me and take advantage of me?
But if you put it this way... there are too many loopholes in it, and it is impossible to justify it.
This thought only circulated in Fa Hai's mind for a moment, and then was thrown aside. Instead of suspecting that the people from Hua'an Mansion set him up, it is better to say that the Bull Demon King changed his appearance and came here to kill people and corrupt me. reputation.
After all, Wukong once said that the Bull Demon King has a method of transformation, but it is not as exquisite as him.
"Monk! Accept your fate—ah!"
Just as he was thinking like this, he saw the general charging forward. The horse was afraid of the great sage and did not dare to step forward. He dismounted and fired his gun on foot.
In front of him, Wukong looked fierce and knocked the general to the ground with a stick. Now that he had made a measured move, he did not hurt his life. At this moment, he stepped on his back and shouted sternly: "Where did he come from? Wild cavalry, ignorant of etiquette... My master is the imperial disciple of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, an imperial envoy of the Celestial Dynasty... When you see this, you don’t know how to kneel down quickly to greet me, but you dare to use your swords rashly, are you trying to trick me, the Xuanjia of the Tang Dynasty, into not daring to go on an expedition?!"
The Great Sage was also afraid of causing other troubles, so he first raised the banner of Datang.
Moreover, he had seen it before. Although this cavalry general had quite a bit of blood-evil aura... Whether he was a good officer or not is another matter for another time, but he was definitely a mighty general in the world. With him protecting him in this city, he was an ordinary general. The monsters dare not come in and act wild.
It's a pity...I met Sun Dasheng this time, and he was no match for him.
The general struggled slightly on the ground for a few times. Seeing that he couldn't break free, he calmed down a little. He just looked cold and said angrily: "Shameless monster monk! Drive the monster monkey to commit murder!"
"Master, this is a brainless and reckless man." The great sage replied to the master.
Because their general had been captured alive, the surrounding soldiers did not dare to be too presumptuous. However, the words spoken by the Great Sage aroused the anger of the people. They all felt that they could not bear it anymore and would come up with swords and guns to fight.
"Step back, everyone, step back!"
It was the general who saw that the situation was not good and shouted loudly before telling them to stop, lest they lose their lives in vain.
"Amitabha, the poor monk is a monk who went to the West to worship Buddha under the orders of the King of Tang. His Buddhist name is Tang Tripitaka."
Fahai recited the Buddha's name, introduced himself formally, and then said: "Wukong, please let go of this donor first."
"yes."
Wukong listens to his master the most.
Fa Hai can distinguish between good and evil, but the murderous general in front of him has very clear sources of murder. Most of it comes from slaying demons, and a small part of it comes from battlefield killings.
What he was more curious about was why such a general was not sent to the real front line, but instead asked to guard Hua'an Mansion.
Hua'an Mansion.
It is the location of a county in the Gaochang Kingdom. This place originally bordered the Three Kingdoms, the Xiliang Women Kingdom to the east, and the Benbo Kingdom to the west. Its southern corner originally penetrated into the Jisai Kingdom...but five or six hundred years ago Before, a mountain of flames descended from the sky... which cut off the direct route to Benbo and Jisai Kingdom through Hua'an Mansion. (This Gaochang Kingdom is the Gaochang Kingdom in Journey to the West. Please do not substitute the Gaochang Kingdom in history...)
It was also Monkey's fault back then. Now, as a master, he knew that there was a flaming mountain here, but he still walked here... Naturally, he also had the idea of cleaning up the mess for this stubborn person.
Nowadays, Hua'an Prefecture is only bordered by the Daughter's Kingdom. Because of the geographical characteristics of the Daughter's Kingdom, it is useless for other countries to occupy its land... Therefore, there is no war between the Daughter's Kingdom and the surrounding countries, but there are many trade exchanges between the Daughter's Kingdom and neighboring countries.
In the past, there were some men's caravans going to the Western Liang Women's Kingdom. After suffering a few losses, women's trading teams were also formed to interact with each other.
Let’s not mention these for now.
Therefore, for such a powerful general, instead of being placed in the frontier fortress of Benbo Kingdom or Jisai Kingdom, he was exiled here... In Fa Hai's view, it was tantamount to being exiled.
Thinking back to the confessions of these bandits before... it seems reasonable for such a thing to happen.
Swish——
When the general saw Master Tripitaka, who claimed to be the imperial envoy of the Tang Dynasty, approaching him, he lowered his eyebrows slightly, as if watching the other person's steps...then looked up, then looked at his manners, and finally stopped at his face, and in his heart Doubtful for a moment...
Seeing Master Sanzang getting closer and closer to him, he finally couldn't help but take action.
With your fingers hooked like an eagle, you reach out to explore...
"Pfft——hahaha, heng heng——"
Um? Is this the pig demon’s laughter?
"ah--"
Before he could take a closer look, he felt his claws hit a steel plate, and then his wrists were locked. Then a huge force hit him, twisting his body and causing him to kneel down. on the ground.
"Hiss—" the general screamed in pain, took a breath of cold air, and said: "Monk, you said you are not the murderer!"
He put himself on trial to try the demon monk's methods, and now he was captured with one move. In addition, he had several such ferocious disciples under his command. Not to mention killing all the prefects, he wanted to kill them all. It's easy for them to have a full house in Hua'an Mansion... Huh?
It was his hesitation.
Suddenly, he felt that the strength of his twisting was released. Although he was not prepared, his body was stunned for a moment, but he did not fall due to it... Instead, he turned around and looked at Master Tripitaka, whose face was full of Buddha's light.
He was about to speak, but Master Sanzang across from him spoke first: "But have you figured it out?"
The general was still a little hesitant, but for the sake of the face of the Tang Dynasty and the skills of their masters and apprentices, he handed over his name and announced his family: "I am Hua Feilong, the captain of the cavalry school in Hua'an Prefecture of Gaochang State."
With such ability, he is just a school captain?
The Great Sage heard something in his heart, and said deliberately: "Who is the guard of Hua'an Mansion? Since your eunuch is dead, it is time for the general of the manor to welcome my master."
"There is no general in the government." Hua Feilong shook his head: "The highest position in the city is now mine."
"Where are the other officials?" The Great Sage asked again: "Where are the chief historians, meritorious officials, chief administrators, etc.?"
"When the prefect's family was killed last night, someone heard the evil monk...the murderer once said that he would kill all the corrupt officials in the city...As a result, all the officials in the city dragged their families and ran away overnight."
"Report!" At this moment, a horse came to report.
Seeing the strange situation at the city gate, he paused for a moment.
Hua Feilong glared at him: "Speak quickly."
"Everyone who went out of the city at night was ambushed ten miles north of the city... none of them survived."
"Bold maniac!"
After Hua Feilong cursed, he quickly bowed to Master Sanzang and said, "It was the young general who wronged Master before. Please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter." Fahai waved his hand. He did not ask Hua Feilong why he had eliminated his suspicion, nor did he feel the secret joy in Hua Feilong's eyes. Instead, he asked: "General, what happened last night?" Have you seen the appearance of the murderer?"
"Yes." Hua Feilong nodded and said: "Yesterday, the young general led the guards to inspect the city defense as usual. Suddenly he saw a fire in the prefect's mansion. By the time he rushed there, it was already too late... A family of young and old in the prefect's mansion, together with their servants and maids , there was not a single living person left in the door, and under the light of the fire, a figure was reflected... Even the appearance was clearly visible."
"The body shape and appearance are just like those of a poor monk?" Fahai asked?
"With my eyesight, I can't see any difference in body shape." Hua Feilong frowned and said, "Looking at it now... it seems more like he deliberately showed his face in front of us... Just to put the blame on the Master."
Speaking of this, Hua Feilong glanced at the Great Sage and seemed to say: I am also a military leader... and a captain, not a fool.
Duangduangduang!
Peng Peng Peng!
Suddenly, gongs and drums were beaten in the city.
Even if it wasn't the New Year or the festival...someone would set off firecrackers blatantly.
Of course, they were not here to greet the holy monks of the Tang Dynasty, but to see off the corrupt officials in the city... If they met someone kneeling on the ground crying, most of them would cry with joy.
The few... are those working as handymen in the Prefect's Mansion or the maids' marriage papers.
The master and apprentice looked at each other, sighing helplessly in their eyes, saying in their hearts: The dog official in this mansion is indeed unpopular with the people.
"It's all gone, it's all gone—"
Hua Feilong sent his men to accompany the people personally to persuade them to return... He only dared to send his personal followers out. If he let the big soldiers out too... he didn't know what trouble would happen.
"Report——! There is chaos in Zuobu Camp."
"Report—! The sonic battalion mutinied."
"Damn it, this is all outrageous!" Hua Feilong got on his horse, put his fingers between his lips, and blew a sharp whistle. Then he saw about a hundred cavalry gathered together. He waved his riding whip, and his momentum suddenly rose. It seemed that the cavalry team had become one with him, "Brothers, first come with me to take care of those bastards who have never seen blood."
"Wei!"
"Wei!"
"Wei!"
After shouting three times, he rushed out of the city gate and hurried to the military camp, leaving five masters and disciples of Fahai and more than thirty bandits behind.
Even Hua Feilong has never seen these thirty bandits from the beginning to the end... Originally, they should be the protagonists of Hua'an Mansion today, but the sudden changes in Hua'an Mansion in front of them have caused no one to care about them. It seems that they are not interested. People care about their existence.
It was Bajie who stepped forward and said: "Originally, I said that I would ask the government to convict you, but now it's great... all the officials in Hua'an Mansion, large and small, are almost all dead..."
Everyone was silent after hearing Bajie's words, not knowing whether to be happy or sad for a moment.
"Master, where are we going now? We can't block the city gate, right?" Xiao Bailong asked.
"Let's go to the prefect's mansion first and take a look." Fahai made a decision, "Do you want to go with us? If we find anything, we can report it to your general."
Fahai said the last sentence to the group of infantry guards left behind by Hua Feilong.
The squad leader thought for a while and said: "Since you are not the murderer, general, I believe you are not the murderer. We will go with you... If we die in your hands, we can also serve as a warning to the general."
"Amitabha, you are loyal."
"We, elite soldiers who have fought hundreds of battles, have our own loyalty. How can we be those who are greedy for life and afraid of death?"
Fahai smiled and said: "Then please trouble this young general to lead the way for the poor monk and disciple."
The captain's face flushed immediately, and he was obviously caught off guard by the little general's shout.
On the way to the Prefect’s Mansion——
The Great Sage is also wondering about the strangeness of this matter. Hua Feilong must not have lied. The murderer who killed everyone in the prefecture last night changed his master's appearance to commit the crime. In fact, among the three realms, he is truly proficient in the art of transformation. Not much, just like some changes performed by fairies, more of an illusion, commonly known as a blinding technique.
The Great Sage suddenly thought of what Erlang Zhenjun said to him at the Zhenjun Temple: "There are some things that Master is not suitable to do, but he can..."
But the disaster in front of us was definitely not the work of Lord Erlang. If he had taken action, he would never have been so rough... nor would he kill innocent people indiscriminately.
"The Bull Demon King?" The Great Sage shook his head again: "If he had come... the entire city would have finished eating."
I thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. As soon as I put my thoughts down, I arrived at the prefect's mansion.
Fahai watched for a moment, his brows gradually furrowed together, and his expression became increasingly unkind.
"Master, what's wrong?"
"He is from Buddhism."
"What?" Several disciples were shocked.
"The dead souls here have been saved in advance..." Fahai shook his head and said with a solemn expression, "It's a rebirth curse."
The Great Sage asked: "Master, the Rebirth Mantra is widely circulated in the world. Could it be that someone is acting under the guise of Buddhism?"
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"No." Fahai shook his head: "Although the Rebirth Mantra is widely circulated, how can it have such an effect of saving the souls of a whole house without sufficient Buddhist cultivation and magical power?"
Wu Jing nodded: "Elder brother, Master is right!"
"You have rarely saved the souls of the dead in the past, so you don't know the mystery. Even if I try to save the souls of this house, it will take some effort... People outside the Buddhist sect want to create a curse in a very fast time. If we try to save the dead souls in this mansion, I am afraid that if we fail to save them, they will be attacked by the ghosts of injustice."
Master and disciple Fa Hai did not avoid this small group of personal guards at these words... Naturally, they were dumbfounded when they heard it, and they didn't know whether to believe it or not.
"Is there another eminent monk in the mansion?" Bajie asked.
"If there was an eminent monk, my teacher would have already sensed it."
"Amitabha." Fa Hai held the Buddha's salute with both hands toward the west, recited the Buddha's name, and said to several disciples: "Let's all disperse. We must find this beast before nightfall today."
ps: Just one chapter today...
